Crestwood track team qualifies for State in six events, TV advances in 10 events
JESUP - The Crestwood boys' track team finished in the top two in four events at the Class 2A State Qualifier Meet in Jesup on May 13 to automatically advance to the State Meet and qualified on time in another event. The Cadet girls' 4x800 meter relay team qualified for State with its finishing time of 10:15.19. The State Meet will be held from May 20-22 at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.
Cadet senior Kade Munkel took first in the long jump (21-11.75) and second in the high jump (6-2) to qualify for the State Meet. Carter Henry placed second in the 110 meter hurdles in 15.91. Crestwood's shuttle hurdle team of Tim Slade, Carter Henry, Reid Wiley and Travis Brace) finished second in 1:04.14. The Cadet boys' distance medley team of Robby Ollendieck, Munkel, Wiley and Ethan Mast placed third in 3:47.08, which was good enough to advance. The Cadet girls' 4x800 meter relay team includes: Kyleigh Foster, Olivia Ollendick, Tara Koshatka and Kinze Shea.
At the Class 1A State Qualifier Meet in Ed-Co, the Turkey Valley girls' team qualified for State in seven events. The TV boys' team qualified for State in the distance medley relay, 4x800 meter relay and in the sprint medley relay. In the girls' meet, TV qualifiers included: Jaylssa Blazek (800 meters), Olivia Snyder (100 dash), the sprint medley relay team, the distance medley relay squad, the 4x800 relay team, the 4x200 relay team and the 4x100 relay team. Complete results for Crestwood and Turkey Valley from the State Qualifier Meets will be in the May 19 issue of the Times Plain Dealer.